Wall Streeters Are Expecting A Lovely Bonus Season

Maurizio Tagliavia waits for the helicopter
to land while holding champagne at the Villa Del Quar, near
Verona April 15, 2014.

As the expression goes: tis the season to be jolly.

And that certainly rings true for Wall Streeters, who are
expecting fantastic bonuses this season.

Over three-quarters of Wall Streeters expect a bonus this year,
according to eFinancialCareer's latest Bonus Expectations Survey.

And of those, 60% percent are expecting the bonuses to increase.

Not bad.

These numbers are significant jumps from last year. Only 59%
expected a bonus last year, and of those only 42% expected an
increase.

"Money is important for a significant proportion of survey
respondents: nearly half of respondents (45%) say that
compensation is the most important reason in their decision to
work in the financial services industry, and the
majority (56%) would not be open to a reduced bonus in exchange
for additional benefits," the report states.

Survey respondents are split on whether this major bonus bump is
a longer trend at firms, or just happening this year.

Regardless, this season's looking really good.

If you're interested in the breakdowns, here's eFinancialCareer's
survey results: